Masconomet baseball team wins five in a row

After a 2-2 start to the season, the Chieftains have since won five in a row to stand at 7-2 overall.

The three most recent of these four wins came against Newburyport, Hamilton-Wenham and Amesbury.

Against Newburyport, Jason Slattery got the win over the first four innings, and Jack Hurton earned the save over three innings.

Dash Crevoiserat had a big day at the plate, hitting a double and single for two RBI, while Jack Seymour hit a RBI double and Andrew Manni hit a triple and scored a run.

"We did enough to win this one. We came up with a couple of timely hits and ran the bases well," said head coach T.J. Baril. "Dylan Duval was excellent behind the plate and saved a couple of runs. He gives our pitchers a ton of confidence."

David Hunter threw for seven complete innings, struck out 14 batters and gave up just four hits and a walk in a 9-0 win over the Generals on April 23.

"David was excellent on the mound and Dylan did a great job calling pitches," added Baril. "David has 31 strikeouts and three walks in his last two starts, so he has been very efficient with his pitches. Getting ahead in counts is extremely beneficial."

Offensively, Seymour and Hunter each had two hits, with Seymour adding two runs and a steal, and Hunter also scored one run. Will Hanson had a hit, a walk and a RBI, while Gino Cioto hit a RBI single.

On April 24, the Chieftains just got past a struggling Amesbury team (1-6). Amesbury started strong, forcing Masco to make a pitching change midway through the game. Jason Slattery came on and pitched 3.2 innings for the win in relief, striking out four, walking two and giving up two hits.

Alex Zenus was big, offensively, with three RBI, two hits, a walk and a stolen base. Hunter walked three times and scored two runs and Slattery had a hit and a run.

"We really had to battle for this one," said Baril. "We were down 2-0 heading into the fifth inning and had to get things going. We were able to scratch four across in the fifth, led by Zenus’ two-run double. Slattery was solid in relief and we got out of there with a win."

The Chieftains' fifth win in a row came against Ipswich, in a 4-1 defeat of the Tigers on April 27.